Tuesday, December 15, 2009

You were supposed to top these with Royal Icing, but I couldn't find my meringue powder...and thus you get a quick powdered sugar glaze instead! Where could that meringue powder be...

Thank goodness the Gingerbread cutouts were optional. I'm just not a cut-out cookie kinda gal right now. So, using Flickr's holiday collection (click on Edit Photo and Create), I put this gingerbread man on my cupcake. Honestly, I haven't been feeling the holiday spirit. It is more like, as a friend says, holiday panic.

When these came out of the oven, I thought the spices were kinda weak, and the flavor more butter than molasses. I tried them this morning and still aren't that crazy about them. But aren't these cupcake wrappers cute? Little snowmen! :)

Martha definitely has more spicy recipes in that book that are closer to gingerbread but I think these still were pretty good. You needed to eat the cookie on top at the same time to get the full effect. Good luck next month!

Very cute way of decorating...my kind of way of decorating. I joined so I could challenge myself on the different flavors and frostings, but figured the decorating part was just not me...LOL. I'm a simple kind of gal, not a lot of fuss. In a house full of guys a lot of fuss isn't noticed...but the food sure is. Where did you find those cute snowmen wrappers? I have got to step up the wrapper shopping for sure. BTW, love following you on twitter and those bundts were all too too good to be true. You are a star!

You are the best! You've just made my day by telling me how I can add cute little hats and gingerbread men to my photos :) Love them!! Sorry these didn't do it for you, seems results were pretty mixed this week.

and when you feel more 'holiday panic' rather than 'holiday spirit' stop!! grab a cup of hot tea and a blankie and just sit down. if even for 5 minutes. recharge your batteries (so to speak) 5 minutes does wonders. scout's honor! :)

Mary, Mary, Mary--I am rotten. After all you did in celebration of MY birthday, November 15, ;) I forgot your birthday and really, really wanted to try to remember it!So, bummer. But really, your birthday still came and how fun for you to get to spend some time at rainy DL! And I still think you're amazing! Next year, I'll tie a string around my finger! ;)